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Boston Overtime Pay

Overtime is one of the most searched pay categories in Boston payroll data. This page highlights the records and departments with the largest reported overtime totals while also reminding readers that overtime reflects payroll reporting categories, operational needs, and labor agreements rather than a single explanation.

Departments with the most overtime

Boston Police Department $1,147,692,406

Boston Fire Department $504,515,973

Public Works Department $74,356,196

Property Management $35,474,109

Parks Department $26,319,037

Traffic Division $25,758,010

Inspectional Services Dept $24,940,631

BPS Facility Management $19,904,786

Boston Public Library $10,562,887

Boston Public Schools $6,749,840

Facilities Management $6,524,969

Dpt of Innovation & Technology $5,753,978

Highest overtime payroll records

Employee	Year	Department	Title	Total Gross	Overtime
Ernest J Humphrey	2012	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,777
Michelle A Williams	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$19,776
Dawn R Morse	2013	Boston Police Department	CommunEquipOp III, R-13 (CT)	$0	$19,775
Bret Giannetti	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,775
Jesse Lewis Flynn	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,775
Michael S Santry	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$127,784	$19,774
Michael S Santry	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$127,784	$19,774
Eric D Ryan	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$19,774
Gregory D Dankers	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,774
Christopher Joseph Cunningham	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$146,928	$19,772
James Gerard O'Brien	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,771
Maria Gomes	2025	Age Strong	Coordinator	$102,583	$19,771
Robert S. Peckham	2020	Boston Fire Department	Gen Maint Mech Frprs##	$0	$19,770
Kevin F Golden	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$149,996	$19,770
Kevin F Golden	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$149,996	$19,770
Timothy D Gerety	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$0	$19,770
Steven Caulfield	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$19,770
Tan Pham V	2017	Public Works Department	Sr Civil Engineer	$0	$19,769
Elvis Garcia	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Comm Serv Offc 3$8	$0	$19,769
Edward A Anderson	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Captain Admn-Tech	$0	$19,768
Martin D Harrison	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Auto Invest 4$10	$0	$19,768
Joseph Paul Femino	2021	Boston Fire Department	Lineperson	$121,742	$19,767
Charlene Willoughby	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,766
Jorge Vargas	2023	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Sup Sch Bldgs Heating&Ven	$118,245	$19,766
Jorge Vargas	2022	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Sen Sup Sch Bldgs Heating&Ven	$118,245	$19,766
Stephen D. Griffin	2016	BPS Facility Mgmt/A & R	Chief Supv Htg &Ventilation	$0	$19,764
Rafael Hernandez Jr.	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,764
Stephen W. Hodges	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$19,763
William Henry Conroy	2021	Traffic Division	Trans Program Planner IV	$129,127	$19,762
Thomas Barry Jr.	2016	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,761
Michael Doyle	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,761
Christopher Burns	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,760
Marcus Lamar Morris	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,760
Muryelle Staco	2013	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,759
Aaron R Becker	2016	Boston Fire Department	Assoc Inspec Engineer (Fire)	$0	$19,759
Kaitlin H. Linehan	2020	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$0	$19,759
Nathaniel Ryan Dougan	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$19,758
Hector R. Alicea	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,758
Catherine Janet Stamnos Simmons	2018	Property Management	Sr Computer Oper (Shift Supv)	$0	$19,758
Gregory D Gallagher	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$19,757
Patrick Moran	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant-Technician	$173,255	$19,756
William A. Baxter	2015	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant	$0	$19,754
Geraldine McElmoyle	2018	Boston Police Department	Community Services Offc	$0	$19,754
Jay Robert Gormley	2015	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$19,754
James Higgins	2020	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$19,753
Kenneth Gregorio	2011	Public Works Department	Supv-Highway Maint (Pwd)	$0	$19,750
Pierre William Delaney	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$145,690	$19,749
Pierre William Delaney	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-AdvanceTechnician	$145,690	$19,749
Shirlene A Pierce	2025	Traffic Division	Parking Meter Supervisor	$90,367	$19,749
John R O'Malley	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Lieutenant	$0	$19,748